KING ARTHUR: TALES OF THE YOUNG KING Connie Brim Illustrated by Eugene Pawzcuk Burlington (Ont.), Hayes Publishing, 1989. 32pp, cloth, $14.95 ISBN 0-88625-236-9 Grades 2 and up / Ages 7 and up Reviewed by Jane M. Smith. Volume 17 Number 5 1989 September Eugene Pawzcuk's magnificent illus­trations take the reader back to the mystical world of Camelot and the young King Arthur. Pawzcuk's imagina­tive work captures the atmosphere and times of that wondrous enchanter Merlin, the birth of the legendary Arthur and the days of the fabulous knights, sword fighting, and horseman­ship. We visualize the young King's exciting adventures with the Lady of the Lake and the magical Excalibur, his scheming sorceress half-sister Morgan LeFay, the twelve maidens on the barge, his imprisonment in the evil Sir Damas's dungeon and his near fatal battle with his friend Accolon. Although young children would be delighted with the beautiful paintings, they would need much background knowledge to help them to understand a rather complicated tale that is more appealing to a maturer audience. Perhaps a simpler vocabulary and story-line would have made this book more appropriate for its intended audience. Jane M. Smith, Calico P.S., North York, Ont.